Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-01-06

Spies, MsChael Schwab ana samuel Fielder
were held9or the murder OF Policeman Degan
May i04- Norman Lounsbury, aged seventy
eight in a fit of insanity killed his sixteen yea
himself dead. on a farm near Oswcgo, N. Y. -.
| Hugh M Brooks, alias MAXWELL placed on tria
at St. Louis for murder OF C. A. Preller-
May 16-Frank p. Gay, one of the leading law
| yers of Atlanta, Georgia, murdered By Marshal
Jones, while disputing over cow vj BALLAD mo,
| her to make sacrifice, an insane widow named
Donnan. heing in Lincoln County, West Va
then zille& herself.
drowned her four year oldson to spite her hus
/ band. who became insane.
| June 21-Work OF eInpanneling jury in Chi
ago Anarchists cases. in the cr1mina! cour1
| Judge Gary. begun. A x. Parsons, VINO nae
| peen in hiding. appeared for trial jury OBJ
| tanned on July 15 trial commenced the next day
/ Lingg Parsons, Schwab and Engel were found
J guilty of the murder Of Policeman Degan ano
| Sentenced to be hanged December J. oscar
Motion for new trial overruled by Judge Gary
| October Z. Judge Scott, of the State Supreme
| New England Institute Fair, Boston burned by
discharged employees. Meny lives lost, and prop
erty worth $3.50 600 destroyed.
June 25-Four men ut Parsons, Kan, founo
guilty of conspiracy during the Southwestern
railway strike.
July 9-Post-of1ce at Minneapolis, MINI,
robbed of S20,00G
july 1G-James Daccy hanged at Woodstock.
ILL., for murder of Alderman Gaynor, OF Chicago.
burglars in the country. captured by Chicago de-
tectivao and sent TO Newport, r. L
Aug. 5-Alfred Packer, q miner OF Colorado,
accused of numbering and eating five human
bodies, sentenced to forty years in penitentlary.
Aug 12-Mrs. Sarah Robinson, OF Boston.
arrested, charged with poisoning eleven mem
bers of her family.
dered his father, mother, sister and brother,
sentenced to imprisonment for life.
Sept 15-Residence OF Thomas Lowry, one OF
the wealthiest citizens of Minneapolis, robbed
to extent of 81, 900.
Oct 4-Wiliap J. Gallagher, notorious in
arrested for forging county treasurer's name to
special assessment receipt.
Oct. president pardons three Mormon
Bishops sentenced to three years 1mprlson-
ment at Detroit.
Oct. .5-An express car on San Francisco
the messenger, Fotheringham, being subse-
quently arrested for the crime. He was found
been robbed by Jim Cummings" the last of
the Jesse James gang.
for murder of Rev. George c. Haddock, at Sioux
City.
Dec 7-Proceedings for conspiracy begun in
courts against election forgers at Indianapolis.
Dec 9-Gang of four men and two women,
counterfeiters of niclkels. arrested at Cairo, H.
Union Club of New York discovered that it had
been robbed of S1OOOOO annually by a combina-
tion of servants with tradesmen. ...A Arrest or
Trenton IN. j. alderme:. on charges of bribery:
Dec a0IA. j. McQuade q New York poodle"
alderman. convicted on his second trial, fined
$500 and sentenced TO seven years imprfson-
ment.
Dec. 16-Society of negroes discovered in
York County. S. c., whose objects were robbery
them; two murders already traced to them.
Dec. ia man named Sanders burned to
death near Gainesville, Ca, for decapltating
firing the premises, that he might obtain forty
dollars IN the house,
Dec. 20.-A family feud of fifty years standing
ended oat dance in Indian Territory by Sam
Star and Ben Foremaps two notorious despera-
does, shooting each other dead
FIRES.
Jan. 1.-The seed house of D. M. Ferry & Co.,
Whites Grand Theater. and WeSson Block,
at Detroit. Mich, destroyed; loss about al, 800,
Jan 3-The Southern Hotel, New Orleans,
Totally destroyed, and number OF mon killed
Jan, 1O-Great wooden mills burned at Phila-
1elphia; loss 81, 10000.
200 by the burning of the engine house at Ma
honey Plane, Pa. Buil1ing and stock of the
loss, S251, 900.
Feb. a1-At Wilmington, NJ c., hsmes orgi-
mating on o cotton steamer swept along Water
street for three blocks consuming 100000
worth of property.
sl5oO6o
s6aAse AEoa and the the s~ss sso1 aa
joining, burned Loss, 81, OlO,OOO.
Mar. IA fire on the pier of the Monarch
Steamship line, at Jersey City, N. j., caused
Mar. 19-Burning of city hall at Fall River,
Mass, and all municipal records. Loss, $50 O0o.
Mar. 2i-A otire a. Helena, Ark, destroyed
three valuable blocks, including opera house
and post-office LOSS Sa00,0o0
Mr. 2S-Great railway Shops of Northern
Pacific ut Brainerd, MAN., destroyed. Loss,
Mar sg-A fire which broke cat in the Car
los Theater. Key Wesz Fla burned the greater
portion OF the city. Less, 81 ,500.cDO.
Pauls milk. at La Crpsse,. Wis, spread rapidly
and caused the destruction of m Ich property.
Many families render<i homeless Loss esfi-
Apr. Gem City E,1uring-nilzs att Quinry.
ILL., burned; Loss, 100000
Apr. l2-B0stoz Blocizat Minneapolis, Mimi, !
n9 which wF:s' the pest-offce a1d business
irms. burmese; also library Of the Bar As
Lars, 81, OOal.
Apr 1S-At San Luis: 0bispo, Can. Andrews
Hotel the pos1o,.e arh other large build 1ss
Apr. 27-Freght and passenger depyts of the
wabash s. Michigan road at. Ma
lash, Ind, strsrk by lightning and destroyed;
Apr. EEstsssishanen aof S.. w. Fsoss s. CO.,
notions, OF Baltimore, glEsted; loss MOI, 0DO---
me furniture store q L IL Emanuel md
San Francisco. burned; l,sss &150,O0e-.
May 3-BusirAsss1'ortioaAo f Fairviessg Pa4--de-
stroyed-
May .6-PubYs8iing howe of Belfonr3 CLARKE
s Co, Chicago. 1Gl1led; lois 81, f'o0,0o22.
Grand Central lGiseS ut ,Shmbstone,. A. T.,-de-
stroyed. Loss 3&ja.;kO.
June 7-Gra2aL Theates1- at Louisville de-
stroyed; also sEhntucky School. OF Nedinine
Loss SlJO,OOU.
June 1S-The. esoodcnouCh North, star. sjaw-
mills, at Minneapolis, Man.. burned. Isoss,
sl55,0OO.
oria, III, destroyed freight depot of Rekinroad,
and thirty cars Loss, S:5900o..
July 5-By accidental explosion OF fire. Eorlxs
ct Harlem, N T., three stores brInadl. Loss,
$4,000
July 11-Mosz disastrous foresa fines which
had ever visited Northwestern. WISCONSIN oc-
Cured at this time.
July 1S-Fireein Knapp. Stout s.. Co.'s lumber
yard, ST. Lewis, desUroysdi ssoA-Sasi worth of
pro Ie-ty.
aug. S--S;SSncer Wis, almos1 entirely de-
stroyel BY Forest fires. One thcEsani1 persons
were homeless. Loss, SaaS,0O0.
Aug. l1-Eorest fires still raging in the north
ern part OF the country, Oning great damage
Aug. 15-Forest nreS in Wisconsin extin-
gushed by heavy rains
Aug. 11--SaSineSS portion OF Tisere, Cal, de-
stroyed by incendiary Gre. Loss S-SaOo0-
Aug. 1S-Sandusky, o.. steel WORKS entirely
consumed w incendiary fise. loss, s200, 60.